Chapter 7

Iris:

I watched as the woman lay on her bed, her head on her pillow as tears fell from her eyes.

I walked toward her, gently dabbing the wet cloth on her temple to get her fever down. She sniffed, but didn’t move as I sat on the floor by her side.

I waited until the towel heated a little before removing it and placing it inside the plastic bowl which was filled with cold water and ice. Having checked up on her a while ago, the pack doctor walked inside with her medicine.

“Give her a spoon of this now, when she wakes up, and before lunch tomorrow. She should be better by then” the doctor instructed, handing me the bottle and a spoon. I nodded and walked back toward her. The two other slaves who were here stood by the door, fearing the beta’s reactions.

“Beta, you need to take this” I said, opening the bottle. She sat up, closing her eyes as she wiped her tears as I poured the medicine on the spoon. Helping her drink it, I took the spoon and placed it inside a napkin. She laid back